Zhou Yan's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the rock, his face showing an extremely solemn expression: "Could it be it?"
At the bottom of this rock, several fist-sized beads were embedded.
Within these beads, a heart-pounding fluctuation emanated. After just a moment of observation, beads of sweat had already appeared on Zhou Yan's cheeks.
"Roar..."
Suddenly, a low hiss came from within the rock.
As this sound echoed, the honey badgers that were about to charge at Zhou Yan suddenly stopped. Their gazes collectively fell upon the long sword Zhou Yan held in his hand.
"Such a strong aura, what is this thing?" Sensing the terrifying aura, Zhou Yan's heart skipped a beat.
"Roar..."
Just then, these honey badgers charged at Zhou Yan again. They seemed to recognize the treasure sword in Zhou Yan's hand, knowing the threat it posed.
"Bang..."
Facing the surging honey badgers, a sharp glint flashed in Zhou Yan's eyes. He suddenly thrust the treasure sword into the ground. Instantly, a colossal sword energy erupted from the sword, shattering the bodies of over a dozen honey badgers.
However, the honey badgers were too numerous. In the blink of an eye, another large group of honey badgers continued to charge at Zhou Yan.
"Whoosh!"
Just then, Zhou Yan waved the long sword in his hand again. A sharp sword energy shot out, piercing the bodies of dozens more honey badgers.
"Thump thump thump!"
As these honey badgers fell to the ground, a continuous stream of them continued to attack Zhou Yan, as if they could never be killed.
Zhou Yan's eyelids twitched involuntarily.
If it were an ordinary martial artist facing such a dense assault, they would have long since been unable to hold on.
But Zhou Yan still stood his ground.
Moreover, there was no trace of panic on Zhou Yan's face; instead, he grew calmer and calmer.
Finally, when the honey badgers were only one meter away from Zhou Yan.
"Buzz..."
Within Zhou Yan's body, that strand of black flame suddenly burned intensely, then transformed into a scorching energy that surged into Zhou Yan's right arm.
"Rumble..."
With the influx of this scorching energy, Zhou Yan's entire right arm instantly swelled by more than double. Muscles bulged, veins protruded, clearly filled with power.
"Bang!"
Immediately, Zhou Yan swung his left fist with all his might, smashing it fiercely at a Three-Striped Crimson Flame Python lunging at him. In an instant, this gigantic demon beast, which was as tall as a three-story building, was actually sent flying by a single punch, crashing heavily against the nearby rock wall before falling down.
Zhou Yan's punch had reached the level of a Sixth-Grade Martial Master, possessing astonishing power. Even though this Three-Striped Crimson Flame Python had formidable defensive capabilities, it could not withstand such an attack. With one punch, Zhou Yan knocked it unconscious.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Subsequently, Zhou Yan delivered a series of fierce punches, smashing into the remaining honey badgers, blasting them all away. Then, one by one, he stepped on and crushed their heads.
In just a few seconds, these densely packed honey badgers were completely dead.
"Hoo..."
Zhou Yan let out a sigh of relief. After dealing with the honey badgers, he turned and walked to the异晶, reaching out to caress it.
"This 异晶 should contain a lot of energy. If I refine it, my cultivation should improve by a notch."
"However, it seems these honey badgers dared to hunt me because of it.
Zhou Yan frowned and pondered. He did not attempt to refine it rashly, as it was an unknown 异晶. Who could be sure if it was poisonous? If it was poisonous, eating too much would be disastrous. Therefore, Zhou Yan had to be cautious.
"Since I can't refine it here, I'll take it back first. Once I reach the city, I'll find a way to refine it. Anyway, I need some time to get used to the changes within my body."
Thinking this, Zhou Yan put away the 异晶 of the Three-Striped Crimson Flame Python.
As Zhou Yan turned to leave, his eyes suddenly lit up as he noticed a palm-sized purple jade token lying on a protruding rock not far away.
The material of the purple jade token was very strange, covered in purple patterns, resembling a picture.
"Huh? Why is this jade token so ancient? Could it be a treasure from this planet?" Zhou Yan curiously crouched down to examine the jade token. He found its material to be very ancient, and the purple patterns on its surface were very complex, not belonging to modern civilization, but rather left behind by ancient civilizations.
Zhou Yan reached out and touched the jade token, but to his disappointment, it showed no reaction at all, just like a piece of stone.
"Could it really be a piece of junk?" Zhou Yan, unwilling to give up, carefully inspected it again. Finding that the jade token showed no reaction, he sighed and slowly stood up.
"Never mind, it's dangerous here anyway. Even if it's some treasure, it'll surely be buried here. No need to waste so much time and effort."
Just then, Zhou Yan heard a sound of footsteps. He turned his head and saw a team of honey badgers rushing towards him.
"Whoosh!"
Zhou Yan quickly turned around, agilely hiding behind the rocks, and then silently lay in wait.
This team of honey badgers numbered about four to five hundred, with the strongest among them only possessing the strength of a peak Two-Striped. They posed no significant threat to Zhou Yan.
Although the honey badgers were very fast, Zhou Yan did not take them seriously and soon managed to shake off their pursuit.
However, just as Zhou Yan had escaped this group of honey badgers and was preparing to return to the city, he found that many honey badgers had appeared in front of him.
Seeing the appearance of these honey badgers, Zhou Yan frowned.
These honey badgers looked different from the previous ones. They had heads similar to griffins, but without wings, only two claws.
On their backs, two pairs of black wings grew.
"Black Demon Wolves?" Zhou Yan looked at the group of honey badgers before him, his eyes filled with shock.
The legendary Black Demon Wolves were existences that disappeared from the Immortal Realm three thousand years ago. It was said that three thousand years ago, these Black Demon Wolves had breached the Immortal Realm and massacred hundreds of millions of mortals.
And these Black Demon Wolves, having offended a powerful being in the Immortal Realm, caused that powerful being to personally destroy them. Thus, they fled to this planet, established their nests here, and reproduced. Finally, they successfully advanced and became demons.